Self-taught artist. From childhood he showed an innate qualities for drawing and painting. He made his first exhibition when he was only eleven years old. Thereafter, each year he held another exhibition. At fourteen years of age, he exhibited his work in Switzerland, where he was regarded by local critics as a genius of painting, because as stated, there was no known artist at that time with the ability to perform works such as that, at such an early age.
Exhibitions
1971 His first exhibition in the Palencia's Tourism Office, Palencia
1974 Moves Gallery, Fribourg, Switzerland
1979 Tingad Gallery, Salamanca
1980 Ajuria Gallery, Palencia
1982 Rua 2 Gallery, Burgos ----- Doctor's Association Gallery, Cáceres
1984 Fine Arts Gallery, Gijón ----- Guest in “Salon de les Nations”, Paris
1985 Duran Gallery, Madrid ----- Toscana Gallery, Valencia.
1986 Caja Postal, Cuenca, Toledo, San Lorenzo Del Escorial
1988 Group Exhibition in Towers Gallery, Bilbao
1989 Group Exhibition in Renoir Room, Zaragoza ----- Centro-Arte Gallery, León
1990 Art International Gallery, Bilbao
1992 Caja España, Palencia
1995 Group Exhibition in Towers Gallery, Bilbao
1996 Arte Sur, International Fair of the Contemporary Art, Granada ----- Martín Brezmes Gallery, Zamora ----- Juan Larrea Gallery, Bilbao
1997 First International Fair of the Contemporary Art of C. y L., Salamanca ----- Mar Gallery, Barcelona ----- C. J. Art Gallery, Valladolid ----- Ercilla Gallery, Bilbao
2000 Arte Sevilla 2000, Seville ----- Arte Santander, Santander ----- artexpo, Las Vegas (Nevada) USA ----- Group Exhibition in San Diego, USA ----- 25 years of Contemporary Art, Diaz Caneja Foundation, Palencia
2003 Tribute to Claudio Prieto, Diaz Caneja Foundation, Palencia ----- Restauro Van Dick Gallery, Madrid
2009 Global Art Gallery, Barcelona ----- Caja España, Palencia
2010 Exposición colectiva enla Sala Mauro Muriedas de Torrelavega, verano 2010 ----- Ayuda a "Hombres Nuevos", Obispo Nicolás Castellanos, Caja Duero, PALENCIA ----- Colección del Ayuntamiento de Palencia Fundación Díaz Caneja
2011 Fundación Isabel Frontela, PALENCIA
2012 Feria de Arte de Bolzano, del 16 al 18 marzo, ITALIA ----- Galería Javier Román, MÁLAGA
2013 Factory-Art Gallery, Berlín, ALEMANIA. Cibeles Place, Mail Room, MADRID 2013
Awards and honors
1974 1st National Prize "City of Ceuta" ----- Honourable mention in the Prize of Painting "Ejército", Madrid
1975 1st Prize “Pintura Jóven” Guardo, Palencia
1976 Honourable mention in the II National Biennial of Huesca ----- Finalist in Art Sport 76, Bilbao
1977 2nd Prize in Medina del Campo, Valladolid ----- 2nd Prize in the Caja de Ahorros Provincial of Valladolid
1978 Special Honourable mention in Pego, Alicante
1979 Accesit Painting Competition "Rafael Zabaleta", JAÉN -----1st Prize in XXX Puertollano's Gallery, Ciudad Real -----Honourable mention in the II Competition "Rioja", Logroño -----1st Prize "Ciudad de Benicarló", Castellón
1980 2nd Prize in the I National Young Competition "Amadis Gallery", Madrid -----1st Prize in Barbastro, Huesca -----1st Prize in Aranda de Duero Burgos -----1st Prize "García Gongora", Ateneo de Almeria -----Finalist in the V Biennial "Provincia de Leon"
1981 1st Prize in Mora. Toledo ----- 2nd Prize in Rota, Cadiz
1982 1st Prize in Martos, Jaen ----- Silver award in Córdoba
1983 Special Mention of Painting in the “Salon d´hiver” Avignon, France ----- Painting grant given by the Provincial Delegation of Palencia ----- 2nd Prize National Painting Competition in Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real ----- 1st Prize in Yecla, Murcia
1985 1st Prize in the IV Painting Competition in Melilla ----- 3rd Prize in IV Jaén Painting Competition (Club "63"), JAÉN ----- 1st Prize "Ciudad de Murcia" in Cartagena.
1987 Honorary accésit IV Painting Competition "Ciudad de Miranda de Ebro", Burgos
1988 1st Accésit in the XV National Painting Competition of Teruel
1989 Popular Prize in the 1st fast Painting Competition in "El Retiro", Madrid
1996 LVII National Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real
1997 1st Prize in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca
1998 Silver medal Townhall of San Juan, Alicante
2001 Finalist "Señorío de Berrtiz", Pamplona
2002 Finalist Toresma 2, Madrid ----- 1st Mention of Honor “Premio Ejército del Aire”, Madrid
2003 1st Prize of Painting Toresma, Madrid ----- Mention of Honor “Premio Ejército del Aire”, Madrid
2004 1st Prize “Cartel taurino de San Antolín”, Palencia
2005 1st Prize “Cartel taurino feria de León” ----- 2nd Prize “Premio Ejército del Aire”, Madrid
2006 Mention of Honor “Premio Ejército del Aire”, Madrid ----- Work entitled "Gitanillos" for the movie Guillermo Fesser, "Candida".
2009 Portrait of Brother Rafael (Rafael Arnáiz Barón), for his canonization in Vatican City on 11/10/09 ----- Poster announcing Davis Cup, Murcia
2010 Cry bullfighting posters for parties of Ciudad Real 2010
2011 Portrait of Catherine Lacoste and Angel Piñero
2012 Portrait of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, Duchess of Alba ----- Course and Conference on Psychology University Model of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Pictures in museums
Contemporary Art Museum Madrid.
Contemporary Art Museum Leon.
Contemporary Art Museum. Ayllón, Segovia.
Provincial museum of Ceuta.
Museo de los tiros, Granada.
Museo de Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real
Particular art galleries
Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Valladolid
Caja España, Palencia
Ecuador
San Diego (USA)
Las Vegas (USA)
Washington (USA)
Puerto La Cruz and Caracas, Venezuela
Fribourg, Switzerland
Guatemala, Paris, Ireland, Hong Kong..., others in Spain
